Foreign Associations and NGOs

Challenges

The following problems regarding the operation of foreign non-governmental organisations exist:

there is no legal basis at all for them to operate;

they can only undertake activities after forming an entirely new organisation;

they are suspected of not being willing to observe the law simply because they are foreign;

they are subject to different and disproportionate requirements as compared with domestic non-governmental organisations both in order to obtain approval to operate and as regards reporting on their activities; and